{"product_id":"pt4629-the-blue-funnel-line-cruise-steamers","title":"The Blue Funnel Line Cruise Steamers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eOriginal antique cruise travel poster - The Blue Funnel Line Largest first class passenger steamers to South Africa Australia Straits \u0026amp; China Alfred Holt \u0026amp; Co. Liverpool - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003efeaturing a maritime design by the British artist Samuel John Milton Brown (1873-1965), depicting an ocean liner sailing on a deep blue, lightly choppy water with sea gulls flying in the foreground and smoke rising from the ship funnel into the pale sky background, the bold text on the border above and below. Founded in 1866 by Alfred Holt (1829-1911), the Blue Funnel Line shipping company became one of leading British shipping companies and the first to operate regular long distance global trade and passenger steamship routes including to Asia and Australia. Good condition, large restored tears, restored pinholes, restored pinholes, tape marks, staining, creasing, 2 sheet poster backed on linen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AntikBar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48339658604793,"sku":"PT4629","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7613\/0553\/files\/PT4629.jpg?v=1777627851","url":"https:\/\/antikbar.co.uk\/products\/pt4629-the-blue-funnel-line-cruise-steamers","provider":"AntikBar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}